Canadian Labour Reporter

4 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2017 COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS August 7, 2017 ployee's spouse, brothers and sisters of spouse. Seniority – recall rights: 1 year or length of service, whichever is greater. Call-in pay: Minimum 4 hours' pay at time and one-half. Probationary period: 3 months of service, excluding any absence of 7 days or more. Discipline: Sunset clause is 12 months. Safety shoes: $65 for new hires, $100 per year for employees with more than 1 year of ser- vice. Uniforms/clothing: Employer will supply all sanitary and safety clothing and gloves. Employer will supply: 5 shirts, 5 pants or any combination of shorts and pants for total of 5 for full-time employees, 3 shirts, 3 pants or any combina- tion of shorts and pants for total of 3 for part-time employees, 1 winter parka every 2 years, 1 rain/summer jacket every 2 years, gloves (replaced as needed), 4 pairs of winter gloves per year (replaced as needed), 1 safety vest (replaced as needed), 1 winter cap, 1 summer cap, hearing protectors, knee pads available upon request. Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 7% increase): Start Ramp agent/casual: $11 rising 3 steps to $11.85 Lead hand/crew chief: $13 ris- ing 3 steps to $14 Supervisors: $15 rising 3 steps to $16.15 Editor's notes: Parking: Parking will be arranged by employer at no cost to employees. FOOD DISTRUBUTION Federated Co-operatives Edmonton (157 workers, maintenance staff ) and Teamsters Local 987 Renewal agreement: Effective Sept. 1, 2016, to Aug. 31, 2020. Ratified on Jan. 9, 2017. Signed on Sept. 1, 2016. Shift premium: Feed-plant and warehouse: $1.10 per hour where majority of hours worked is between 5 p.m. and 7 a.m. $1.20 per hour when employee temporarily assigned to work in freezer for 1 hour or more. Paid holidays: 11 days. Vacations with pay: 3 weeks af- ter 1 year, 4 weeks after 8 years, 5 weeks after 13 years, 6 weeks after 18 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for the first 3 hours, double time thereafter. Double time for all work on employee's seventh shift. Meal allowance: $12 meal voucher redeemable in the cafeteria for unplanned over- time assignments of 2 hours or longer right before or right after regular shift. Bereavement leave: Time off will be granted at discre- tion of the employer for death in immediate family (spouse, common-law spouse if co- habituating for minimum 1 year, mother, father, child, brother, sister, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, grandparents, spouse's grandparents, mother- in-law, father-in-law, stepfather, stepmother). 1 day for death of grandchild. Seniority – recall rights: 12 months. Probationary period: 6 months. Discipline: Sunset clause is 24 months except in cases in- volving violence in workplace, harassment or major safety violations. Safety shoes: 75% of cost, maximum $150. Uniforms/clothing: Employer will supply snowsuits, gloves and insulated boots to employ- ees required to work in freezer. Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 3.4% increase): Warehouse Shipper/receiver/quality con- trol/inventory clerk Start: $17.89 rising 3 steps to $18.49 Forklift operator/loader Start: $17.63 rising 3 steps to $18.23 Material handler/warehouse helper Start: $17.39 rising 3 steps to $17.99 Traffic Semi-driver Start: $18.08 rising 3 steps to $18.68 Truck driver/equipment main- tenance Start: $17.63 rising 3 steps to $18.23 Maintenance person Start: $17.29 rising 3 steps to $17.89 Janitor Start: $14.59 rising 3 steps to $15.19 Equipment technician: $41.04 rising 3 steps to $43.31 Feed plant Shipper/receiver Start: $18.71 rising 3 steps to $19.31 Mixer Start: $18.63 rising 3 steps to $19.23 Utility person Start: $21 rising 3 steps to $21.60 Mill hand Start: $18.89 rising 3 steps to $19.49 Maintenance person Start: $22.88 rising 3 steps to $23.48 Editor's notes: Medical exams: Employer will pay cost of medical exams required for traffic department employees, maximum $150 per exam. For employees younger than 45, once every 5 years; for employees older than 45, once ev- ery 2 years; for employees older than 55, once per year. TRANSPORTATION Sunwing Airlines Multiprovince (950 flight attendants, cabin safety managers) and Canadian Union of Public Employees (CLC), Airline Division Local 4055 Renewal agreement: Effective June 1, 2016, to May 31, 2021. Signed on Jan. 28, 2017. Shift premium: When flight- duty period is extended, follow- ing premiums apply: Exceeds 14 hours: $100; exceeds 15 hours: $200; exceeds 16 hours: $700; exceeds 17 hours: $800. Paid holidays: 9 days. Vacations with pay: 0.83 days per month, maximum 10 days to start, 0.83 days per month or 10 days after 1 year, 1.25 days per month or 15 days after 4 years, 1.67 days per months or 20 days after 10 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for time worked by cabin crew member more than 90 hours per month. Medical benefits: Cabin crew member must join plan as con- dition of employment. Sick leave: 15 sick-leave credits after completing line-indoctri- nation flight. 4.5 sick leave cred- its per month after 3 months. Maximum 80 credit hours may be accrued. Pension: Employer will con- tribute maximum 2% to match

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